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17-Year-Old NC Teen Charged With Murder Over Live Stream of San Diego Mosque Shooting

A 17-year-old North Carolina teen is charged with murder for livestreaming a deadly attack on a San Diego mosque.

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Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, breached the Islamic Center on May 18, 2026, killing security guard Amin Abdullah and two other men before taking their own lives in a nearby vehicle. [1] District Attorney Jim O'Neill of Forsyth County, North Carolina, announced on August 31, 2026, that a 17-year-old female from the local area was formally charged with murder for aiding and abetting a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. [2] Jim O'Neill stated that the defendant recorded a live stream of the incident and disseminated the information along with publishing the manifesto of the attackers. [3] A 17-year-old girl from North Carolina was arrested and indicted by a grand jury on Monday for aiding and abetting the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego. [4] Prosecutors charged the teenager with three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy for recording a livestream of the attack and publishing a manifesto from the gunmen. [5] North Carolina law stipulates that accomplices face the same penalties as the principal offender, meaning the teen faces the same sentence as if she had committed the attack herself. [6] Security guard Amin Abdullah and worshippers Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad were fatally shot during the attack, while Abdullah's actions helped protect around 140 children inside the building. [7] Under North Carolina law, a person accused of aiding and abetting a crime can be held criminally responsible in the same way as the person who carried it out. [8]
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  1. Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, breached the Islamic Center on May 18, 2026, killing security guard Amin Abdullah and two other men before taking their own lives in a nearby vehicle. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  2. District Attorney Jim O'Neill of Forsyth County, North Carolina, announced on August 31, 2026, that a 17-year-old female from the local area was formally charged with murder for aiding and abetting a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  3. Jim O'Neill stated that the defendant recorded a live stream of the incident and disseminated the information along with publishing the manifesto of the attackers. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  4. A 17-year-old girl from North Carolina was arrested and indicted by a grand jury on Monday for aiding and abetting the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego. · BBC News
  5. Prosecutors charged the teenager with three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy for recording a livestream of the attack and publishing a manifesto from the gunmen. · BBC News
  6. North Carolina law stipulates that accomplices face the same penalties as the principal offender, meaning the teen faces the same sentence as if she had committed the attack herself. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  7. Security guard Amin Abdullah and worshippers Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad were fatally shot during the attack, while Abdullah's actions helped protect around 140 children inside the building. · BBC News
  8. Under North Carolina law, a person accused of aiding and abetting a crime can be held criminally responsible in the same way as the person who carried it out. · BBC News
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